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TSF 2013

Saturday, August 31, 2013

For those in Berlin today, there’s Torstrassenfestival with tons of bands etc., including some guy called Black Cracker (yes, that’s her, formerly a girl supporting Bunny Rabbit! See below!), Saroos, Robot Koch and a few dozen others.

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PRAXES: CYCLE ONE

Friday, August 30, 2013

Oh Berlin, you do summer SO well. However all good things must pass, and this weekend ushers in September (a little sooner than expected, as ever).
Coinciding perfectly with the seasonal tipping point, PRAXES Centre for Contemporary Art- a new not-for-profit venue presenting half-yearly offerings of ‘Cycles’, ‘Papers’ and ‘Parlours’ based around two unassociated artistic practises- [...]

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24 HOURS HOLIDAY

Friday, August 30, 2013

Wandering around the city without ID, cards, money, cell phones, the photo of your mum or lover etc. to find food and shelter… Inevitably, spontaneous encounters would also be included. This challenge of 24 hours is organized by the artist group KABA HAT from Istanbul as a part of B_Tour Festival that explores the city of [...]

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ALTERNATIVES IN PRINT: 032C

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

It’s interesting to see the impact of the Internet on printed media, and not just on the superficial level of distribution and advertising, but also how it’s affected the content of printed media as a reaction to the overwhelming overload of information in the digital age. Mostly, it appears to have triggered a counter-reaction, with [...]

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ENOISMS #01: OBLIQUE STRATEGIES

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

In case you were wondering where the title or the admittedly rather obscure subtitles throughout our new issue with Brian Eno come from, they were all taken from the wonderful project Oblique Strategies by Eno and the artist Peter Schmidt, conceived in 1974 as a simple deck of cards offering simple advice in case of [...]

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MONDAYS PRETTY ICONS

Monday, August 26, 2013

The Glasgwegian band Belle & Sebastian favour us with a collection of rarities and non-LP tracks compiled for the new album ‘The Third Eye Centre’, with really nice rewired versions of ‘I’m a Cockoo’ and ‘I didn’t see it coming’. Everyone in Glasgow will have the chance to meet the likeable band today at Monorail [...]

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THE SHOWCASE OF THE FEMALE

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Sunday read in The Wire. The article looks at the appearance of female DJs at festivals. The statics proved that there is a massive imbalance. The reaction is a festival dedicated to female DJs. Perspectives is going to take place in Berlin, with workshops, talks, club nights with DJs and live performances. You can find the [...]

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Happily ever after being major scaled

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Shifting minor to major, let’s drop some fluoxetine and then click here.

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THE NOISE GOES ON

Sunday, August 25, 2013

We haven’t heard from our mono.kultur #33 star Kim Gordon for a while. Here she is again, with an exhibition at White Columns in New York. Design Office With Kim Gordon – since 1980 is the first survey exhibition of Gordon’s ongoing art practice. The exhibition will be accompanied by a limited vinyl edition, followed [...]

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NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL SUNDAY

Sunday, August 25, 2013

It’s that time of year again. If you find yourself in London, this Sunday and Monday see Notting Hill Carnival, Europe’s biggest street festival, returning to wend its Red Stripe-fuelled way around Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park.
For those who can’t make it (or are running their own party free from the West London crowds, TfL [...]

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